DirectX 10 for Windows XP

I'm not sure where to post this topic but i think Software is a right section.
Is there a Directx 10 for Windows XP and can you download it?
If you can where from?
Do you have to pay for it?
Because the microsoft website says everything about Vista which I think isn't as good as XP.

you can get it for windows XP right now.
but a word of warning i have it and am trying desperately to get rid of it, because some of my applications aren't working because of it.
google directx 10 for XP

This question deserved more contemplation. DX10 was "conceived" as a selling point for the Vista OS. Therefore it makes no sense whatsoever that M$ would ever consider "retrofitting" it to XP. They can't get enough people to adopt Vista as it is, let alone doling out DX10 to adoring XP fans.

The subtext behind, "they can't get enough people to adopt Vista as it is", is they aren't anywhere near as happy as they want be, because they can't pry anywhere near as many wallets out of people's pockets as they fantasized about, or felt they were entitled to, for that matter.

There is a rather simple registry hack bieng reported for Crysis by several reputable sites (if you consider Toms for example to be reputable).that will give DX10 effects in XP. I wonder if there are similar hacks for other games. heres one site reporting it.http://www.technospot.net/blogs/how-to-configure-very-high-settings-crysis-dx9-windows-xp/
I would stay away from things like the 'Alky project' it has the effectivness,and reliability of a pre-pre-alpha.

I am curious about the pics you posted however, i have not seen that dramatic a difference in my experience with Dx9 vs Dx10

:haha: right Captain!, it made me think of your post the other day about M$ using DX10 as a selling point for vista, I know the top pics were released by M$ and go from mostly sunny to incoming thunderstorms....kinda looks like the dreadful weather ya get in Filadelphia . I wonder if M$ PS'ed thier own photos.